Magunus Surname

273,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,422 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Magunus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magunus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,4211:124,6618,174
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Magunus (44) may also be a first name.

Magunus Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Magunus Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Magunus is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Magunus? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 273,426th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 5,124,856 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Magunus live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,525,482nd most numerous first name in the world, held by 44 people.

This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,421 people, or 1 in 124,661. In Nigeria Magunus is most common in: Borno, where 100 percent reside, Rivers, where 0 percent reside and Ebonyi, where 0 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Magunus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Magunus surname is principally Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Magunu927/
Magungu861,431/
Mangunu86156/
Maginus8610/
Magunos861/
Magounou805/
Magonuss801/
Makgungu801/
Magungou801/
Maginuis800/
Magonu777/
Mogunu772/
Magoungou751/
Mangounou751/
Magginous750/
Mongunu7123/
Mogungu7121/
Magonos713/
Mougounou631/
Mongounou631/
Magoumhou631/
Mogonu621/
Mmogonu5714/
Magonou573/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Magunus
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis